24
Lower than 97% of indigenous location areas.
The number of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Yugul Mangi Outstations · Indigenous Location
First Nations in Yugul Mangi Outstations
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities — how many people identify as First Nations, and how they fare on age, schooling, work, income and language. From the ABS 2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Profile; the ABS notes these counts are an undercount.
Some of the highest rates of language preservation are found in Yugul Mangi Outstations, where every single First Nations resident speaks a traditional language. This sparsely populated area is home to 24 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are significantly older than the national average.
24
- 1–1: 17 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–5: 2 areas
- 5–7: 0 areas
- 7–10: 3 areas
- 10–13: 1 area
- 13–19: 2 areas
- 19–26: 7 areas
- 26–36: 9 areas
- 36–49: 13 areas
- 49–68: 34 areas
- 68–95: 43 areas
- 95–131: 69 areas
- 131–182: 88 areas
- 182–251: 108 areas
- 251–348: 107 areas
- 348–482: 139 areas
- 482–667: 115 areas
- 667–923: 127 areas
- 923–1,278: 91 areas
- 1,278–1,769: 71 areas
- 1,769–2,448: 39 areas
- 2,448–3,389: 22 areas
- 3,389–4,691: 16 areas
- 4,691–6,494: 8 areas
- 6,494–8,989: 7 areas
All indigenous location areas, 2021. The marker is Yugul Mangi Outstations — lower than 97% of areas.
| Yugul Mangi Outstations | 24 |
|---|---|
| Northern Territory | 61,115 |
Population & age
How many people identify as First Nations, and the typical age.
The typical First Nations resident is 38, making this group far older than those in the Northern Territory (26) and Australia (24).
38 yrs
Older than 97% of indigenous location areas.
Median age of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people — half are older, half younger.
Education
School completion among First Nations people.
Year 12 completion is 16.7%, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 37.0%.
16.7%
Lower than 86% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Income
Personal and household incomes.
Typical incomes are among the lowest at this level, with households earning $687 and individuals earning $177, both far below figures for the Territory and Australia.
$177
Lower than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Median total personal income per week for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15+.
$687
Lower than 95% of indigenous location areas.
Median total weekly income for households with one or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members.
Language & culture
Use of an Australian Indigenous language at home.
All First Nations residents (100%) speak a traditional language, a figure far above the 60.1% seen across the Northern Territory.
100.0%
Higher than 99% of indigenous location areas.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use an Australian Indigenous language at home.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). First Nations in Yugul Mangi Outstations [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/iloc/ILOC70500405/yugul-mangi-outstations/topic/first-nations